arquebus

English - Turkish

Definition of arquebus in English Turkish dictionary

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makineli tabanca

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English - English

Definition of arquebus in English English dictionary

an obsolete matchlock firearm

(Askeri) The arquebus (sometimes spelled harquebus, harkbus or hackbut; from Dutch haakbus, meaning "hook gun") was a primitive firearm used in the 15th to 17th centuries. Like its successor, the musket, it was a smoothbore firearm, although somewhat smaller than its predecessors, which made it easier to carry. It was a forerunner of the rifle and other longarm firearms

A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the burning match was applied

A primitive handheld firearm

(Spanish) A European matchlock gun; harquebus in English

The musket was a later invention

an obsolete firearm with a long barrel

{i} (Archaic) firearm with a long barrel

Matchlock gun, also called "teppo" in Japan Introduced in 1543 by the Portuguese

Hyphenation

ar·que·bus

Etymology

() From 15th century Dutch hakebusse, from hake (“hook”) + busse (“gun”).